Legal Opinion
Wooley v. Williams
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 5, 1927PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.
This action of replevin was originally made returnable to a justice of the peace. The complaint sought the recovery of a grafanola alleged to be of the value of $210, and also $400 damages. The amount involved was such that a justice court could not adjudicate the issues; General Statutes, § 5555; and, previous to a Public Act passed in 1917, the defect would have been fatal to the action. Fowler v. Bishop, 32 Conn. 199, 206. In that year an Act was passed which provides that any civil action brought to the wrong court may, upon motion, be removed to a court having jurisdiction, either before…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Coughlin v. McElroySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Orcutt's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
- Grippo v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
- Lakitsch v. BrandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- American Clay MacHinery Co. v. New England Brick Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Antman v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Felletter v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Kelly v. DeweySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Chieppo v. Robert E. McMichael, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- McCarthy v. ClancySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
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